Todd Jackson

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Managing Partner @ Stride Growth Partners
Park Ridge, IL, US
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Park Ridge, Illinois, United States, United States
About Todd Jackson

At Stride Growth Partners, my focus is on operational excellence and pioneering supply chain solutions. My role as a Managing Partner has been instrumental in scaling AI-based SaaS and assessing IoT potentials for industry-specific applications, particularly within the Distribution sector. These initiatives are a testament to our commitment to innovation and strategic growth.With expertise in manufacturing process improvement and warehouse management, our team has significantly minimized accident occurrences through UWB-based Warehouse Safety Solutions. My approach is rooted in a strong foundation of strategic planning and change management, enabling companies to unlock enterprise value and thrive in competitive markets.

Todd Jackson's Current Company Details
Stride Growth Partners

Stride Growth Partners

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Managing Partner
Park Ridge, IL, US
Todd Jackson Work Experience Details
  • Stride Growth Partners
    Managing Partner
    Stride Growth Partners
    Park Ridge, Il, Us
  • Felixsolutions.Ai
    Operating Partner
    Felixsolutions.Ai 2023 - Present
    Irving, Tx, Us
  • Stride Growth Partners
    Managing Partner
    Stride Growth Partners 2023 - Present
    Dallas, Texas, Us
    Stride Growth Partners is a Private Equity and Venture Capital Advisory Firm that partners with owners and investors to accelerate the value creation of their companies. We collaborate with niche firms that require deep domain and operational expertise to unlock enterprise value by identifying new growth areas and capabilities.Role: Managing Partner / Board Member• AI-based SaaS and Solutions: Evaluated and helped scale an AI-based SaaS and Solutions portfolio company.• IOT-based Portfolio: Assessed the feasibility of an IOT-based Portfolio company to be distributed into the Food Distribution industry as a UWB-based Warehouse Safety Solution to minimize accident occurrences.• Supply Chain Vertical Solutions: Developed the product strategy and built a Go-to-Market/Sales and Business Development team focused on delivering solutions to the distribution, transportation, and supply chain industries.• Strategic Advisors: Collaborated with the Board to identify key strategic advisors from the industry.• Infrastructure and Processes: Built out the infrastructure and processes to position the company for rapid scale and growth across multiple industries.
  • Freightverify Inc
    Partner
    Freightverify Inc 2022 - 2023
    Ann Arbor, Michigan, Us
  • Genpro, Inc.
    Svp
    Genpro, Inc. 2019 - 2022
    Rutherford, New Jersey, Us
    Genpro, Inc is a Transportation Brokerage and Managed Services Company with a concentration in Food, Beverage, and CPG Verticals. Services Retail and Foodservice Distribution and Manufacturing Organizations leveraging technology and logistics operations to support customer growth.• Go-to-Market Strategy: Mobilized and led the build out of the company’s go-to-market strategy around technology and services infrastructure with a unified supply chain & transportation platform to enhance business development. Led the effort to drive incremental sales leveraging the platform across the current with scalability for future customer growth with the development of additional services focused on transportation and managed services.• Carrier Operations and Back Office Management: Responsible for Carrier Operations (Carrier Sales and Track & Trace) and Back Office Management (HR, Marketing, Finance, IT, and Project Management) of the company for all transportation and corporate services in transportation sales.• IT Management: Responsible for the management and deployment of all IT Vendors, Consultants, and Contractors that reduced the internal spend by 23% and increased the ability to flex staff during and after the pandemic.• Outsourcing: Outsourced EDI/Integrations Management, BI/Analytics build-out with the Tableau application (India) and the near-shoring of operational and back-office functions (Colombia).
  • Arrowstream
    Coo
    Arrowstream 2017 - 2018
    Buffalo Grove, Illinois, Us
    ArrowStream is a prime innovator of supply chain management technology offering end-to-end real-time data to aid companies in operational improvement and cost-effective logistics for supply chain visibility in the distribution, foodservice, and restaurant industries.• Team Leadership: Mobilized and guided a team of 70+ professionals representing major US restaurant chains and foodservice distributors working across the largest restaurant companies in the world.• Strategic Expansion: Led the team to leverage a go-to-market strategy to expand the current technology footprint into foodservice & manufacturing verticals.• Organizational Design: Reviewed organizational design and led the effort to split out the technology platform from the logistics operational services to show a shareholder value increase. This was done by operating as two separate entities from a P&L and management perspective, while still leveraging the skillsets of both organizations together.• Profit Maximization: Capitalized on key customer facilities and proprietary platform to prove redistribution and cross-dock opportunities, resulting in an increase in profits through improved logistical design for a major foodservice distributor.
  • Telos Logistics
    Ceo
    Telos Logistics 2013 - 2017
    Lombard, Illinois, Us
    Telos Logistics a company that delivers tailored supply chain and logistical approaches to help companies sustain competitive advantage necessary to achieve year-over-year profitability and success with a managed services model, leading to increased EBITDA for all companies serviced.• Company Foundation: Founded a third-party logistics company targeting Foodservice Distributors, Restaurant Chain Operators, and Manufacturers. Led all aspects of operating agreement negotiations, go-to-market plans, organizational design, new member acquisition, and implementation of a single technology platform across the customer base.• Sales Growth: Increased transportation sales by over 2,500%+ in two years as the principal driver of the client acquisition initiative, with additional customers focused in the distribution and manufacturing verticals for foodservice and retail.• Company Expansion: Expanded the company to 35+ employees with over $200MM in revenue by unifying Foodservice Distributor, Restaurant Operator, and Manufacturer industry leaders to influence scale for the lowest cost-to-serve models.• Software Development Leadership: Led a software development team based in India of 20+ people in building out a freight visibility software solution for our customers and to market for external customers.
  • Us Foods
    Senior Vice President, Supply Chain
    Us Foods 2012 - 2013
    Rosemont, Il, Us
    • Functional owner of logistics; inbound and outbound transportation, network strategic modeling and optimization, logistics business development, supply chain relationships with product suppliers, customers, 3rd party asset/non-asset transportation providers, and 3rd warehouse partners (dry, refrigerated, and frozen).• Developed and implemented new strategies for the company in international logistics and mixing centers/redistribution utilizing both domestic and international service providers.• Led the design, development, and implementation of Redistribution and International Logistics by increasing supply chain visibility while decreasing supply chain costs in product and distribution by 15%+.• Developed new framework on how cross-functional departments would work together to increase communication while reducing overall HC by 10% across supply chain / logistics operations.
  • Us Foods
    President, Alliant Logistics
    Us Foods 2010 - 2012
    Rosemont, Il, Us
    • Functional lead for the strategic direction and execution of logistics with direct accountability for service levels and EBITDA performance across 70 foodservice distribution operating divisions working with suppliers, customers, 3rd party asset/non-asset transportation providers, and 3rd warehouse partners (dry, refrigerated, and frozen).• Functional owner of all logistics and transportation which include inbound and outbound transportation management, network strategic modeling and optimization, logistics business development, and corporate logistics governance.• Developed and implemented new strategies for the company in international logistics and mixing centers/redistribution utilizing both domestic and international service providers.• Led the effort to create a dedicated logistics fleet that has been utilized as a cost reduction initiative for inbound freight utilizing extra driver and equipment capacity within our current network.• Formulated and executed policies/programs with internal and external customers, with private fleet and third-party logistics providers for transportation, warehousing, and logistics processes for implementation across the organization.• Development of standards of accountability within the supply chain organization that is used to focus and guide performance to achieve successful business results in service and cost reduction.
  • Us Foods
    Vice President, Logistics
    Us Foods 2007 - 2010
    Rosemont, Il, Us
    • Improved company bottom-line company EBITDA performance by 45% over a three-year time frame, on an inbound transportation of the second largest private fleet and one of the largest logistics organizations in the United States utilizing third party contract carriers and internal private fleet (60% on 3rd party carriers versus internal fleet).• Led the transformation from a decentralized to centralized logistics organization, which involved the creation of new internal department, “Alliant Logistics”. Worked with McKinsey Consulting, from organization design to implementation and hiring of the strategic and tactical teams across all divisional/regional operations, finance, sales, and purchasing departments.• Led centralization of logistics operations with a 19% increase in productivity gained within the organization by leveraging human capital by motivating, mentoring, and leading using interactive and motivational leadership styles, which resulted in less than 5% turnover of internal personnel during the transformation process.
  • Us Foods
    Director Of Logistics
    Us Foods 2004 - 2007
    Rosemont, Il, Us
    • Successfully transitioned from an insolvent 3rd party freight payable company to another one with improved financial controls to a single executive platform with full integration across multiple purchasing and warehouse management systems.• Business lead and owner in the implementation of the JDA/i2 Transportation Management Suite (Manager, Modeler, Planner, Strategist, and Analytics) with the integration into purchasing, warehouse, and financial systems to create a single transportation network across 80 divisions for product suppliers, 3rd party carriers, 3rd party warehouse providers and private fleet.• Led internal business team working with consulting company, in the evaluation and then wind-down of third-party freight payable provider to internal management with transition for transportation program across 700 plus third-party carriers and brokerage transportation providers.• Lead from logistics working on the Sarbanes-Oxley implementation of enhanced standards across the organization working on a cross-functional team led by internal audit.
  • Us Foods
    Group Manager - Supply Chain
    Us Foods 2003 - 2004
    Rosemont, Il, Us
    • Increased inbound logistics distribution programs from 25% to 30% managed cases with a more direct collaboration with our top 50 CPG suppliers utilizing both direct and in-direct consolidation programs.• Reduction of inventory in third party warehouse network while reducing transportation costs by 15% with participating vendors within private label distribution program while increasing service levels to customers.• Primary distribution lead between third party warehouses in the development of distribution programs for private label products involving the analysis and integration of three different supply chains into a single supply chain, involving 40+ product suppliers from five into three third-party warehouses.
  • Us Foods
    National Logistics Development Manager
    Us Foods 2001 - 2003
    Rosemont, Il, Us
    • Increased EBITDA freight income performance by 30% from 40 to 52 basis points in EBITDA growth in divisions managed.• Managed 17 divisional logistics managers in the development of transportation/distribution programs.• Developed National Produce Program working across all operating divisions and purchasing Co-Op Group in managing cost and service levels.• Led the integration of acquisitions of other foodservice companies with systems implementation and training of newly acquired logistics personnel with our internal private fleets and third-party carriers.
  • Us Foods
    Divisional Logistics Manager
    Us Foods 1999 - 2001
    Rosemont, Il, Us
    • Managed inbound transportation program for a single operating division, that went from 45% to 57% of inbound cases managed, which resulted in an improvement of EBITDA from 55 to 75 basis points of sales.• Utilized internal private fleets and third-party carriers to improve service levels and lower total cost to serve.
  • Consolidated Transportation Management Services (Ctms)
    Project And Operations Manager
    Consolidated Transportation Management Services (Ctms) 1993 - 1999
    Implementation / Project Manager: Wheeling, IL (1998 – 1999)• Responsible for the successful implementation of an Inbound/Outbound Transportation program working with manufacturer and distributor of frozen/refrigerated foods, with a 10% reduction in overall transportation costs while increasing service levels by 15%.• Directed start-up efforts on new accounts including vendor lane analysis, national account pricing programs, contract carrier negotiation, and inbound/outbound freight consolidation.Operations Manager: Temple, TX (1996 – 1998)• Grew account by 35% in the first year which represented an increase 15% improvement in freight income for CTMS while increasing income for select distributors by over 70%.• Operations manager with 10 direct reports with foodservice/wholesale distributor with 20 DCs with centralized logistics operations within same offices as the centralized purchasing organization.Logistics Manager: Savage, MD / Westborough, MA / Port St. Lucie, FL (1994 – 1996)• Increased managed cases by 75% in the first year, which represented an increase in EBITDA of 225% annualized.• Responsible for communication and customer support for several large foodservice/retail distributors while managing seven traffic supervisors.Transportation Supervisor: Hanover Park, IL / Edison, NJ (1993 – 1994)• Achieved fastest return on new startup in company history by covering all startup costs within 45 days after implementation with vendor freight conversion.• Integrated and developed inbound logistics program with two national foodservice distributors by working with purchasing and transportation departments.

Todd Jackson Skills

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Todd Jackson Education Details

  • The University Of Chicago Booth School Of Business
    The University Of Chicago Booth School Of Business
    Master Of Business Administration - Mba

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